Reviews of Spirella

The decor is excellent and the location perfect for my needs

I got accidentally put in the wrong room for a night and had to change rooms the next day. Unfortunately I had a migraine while I had to move all of my things so it was not good timing.

Seems renovated, old-school type of property. stairs a bit narrow but its ok. Polite owner

The smell is a bit intense due to the wood, a bit noisy when walking.

Very large bedroom and bathroom

Luxury apartment in the very heart of Brussels. The interior is tastefully designed, with everything brand new after a recent renovation. If you’re looking for stunning Instagram photos — this is the place. On the ground floor, there’s a fully equipped kitchen with a coffee machine, fridge, toaster, stove, and all necessary utensils. There are two 24-hour convenience stores nearby. Cafés are just a 3-minute walk away, as well as the main attractions and the famous flea market.

This is an apartment bulding located closely to Porte de Hal. The street is good and there are bars and some shops nearby. My room was very big. The bathroom is also very spacious. The check-in process is easy enough. The WiFi is easy to access and very fast. There were some complimentary chocolates on the day of my arrival which was really appreciated. There are bathrobes offered for free which is cozy.

The apartment has some common areas and four individual rooms. In my floor were two rooms and an apparently shared bathroom. I never saw anybody else because the remaining room in the floor seemed to be vacant. The access to the upper floors is done through a very narrow spiral staircase (the Spirella...) which is publicized in the room listing. Before arriving (but after paying...) you're warned of this and gently reminded that this is no cause for a refund. What is not mentioned in the listing or the email before arrival is that the spiral staircase is dead dark. It was always difficult to navigate, even though I'm a rather nimble person. I wouldn't recommend this to any person with noticeable overweight or even the slightest impairment in vision. Seriously, this needs to be better illuminated. It's also so narrow that coming up with any luggage (even a medium backpack) might be challenging, don't bring heavy or large suitcases because maybe they won't easily fit. The room was large and the bed was comfortable, but the decoration of the room is quite puzzling. Even though there is space to spare, there's not even a small desk and since I was travelling for work and needed to get things done, my only option was the bed or a small armchair. Not very practical. The room also didn't have any clothes-sized cupboard with a rack to hang shirts, etc. Also, the room was painted (walls and ceiling) in very dark brown. This led to a quite dark, dark ambience most of the day since there's not loads of sunlight coming in. The faucet in the top floor bathroom was not in the best shape, as it was partially obstructed by water. There were no individual glasses offered in the room (maybe downstairs in the kitchen, but you won't go down and up the staircase for that...). All in all, could have been much better with more attention to detail.

Lovely vintage house, very nice for a short city break if the temperature is ok. It was easy to find, walk distance from most attractions, groceries very close, beer pub closer if you want to taste Belgium. Nice host, very helpful. I liked the stairs.

1. If the weather is hot it becomes uncomfortable because there is no air conditioning, only a fan. 2. The balcony door 3. Not good for ladies. We want to look nice when we go outsife, it is impossible because of the poor light. Yes, it's nice and gives the vintage perfume, but please put one light above one mirror.

Loved the period decor and unusual fit-out. Bed was very comfortable, shower was good, room was spacious. Close to the intercity train station (Brussels Midi) plus metro and bus very close. Lots of bars and restaurants close by. Area full of students and migrants gave a nice vibe and energy. Very good value for the price.

Others have complained about the stairs. That’s unfair because the photos on booking.com are accurate. To be clear - the ground floor is the entry, kitchen and sitting room only, so if you book here you will have to go up stairs. Up one level for rooms 1 and 2, up another level for room 3, and as the levels have cathedral height ceilings, it’s a bit of a climb. The staircase is a tight spiral wrought iron one. Not suitable for large bags or for those with balance/mobility problems. Otherwise it just means exercising some caution coming up and down. Our only criticism is that they could be better lit.

It's just a great project with furnishings all sourced from the local flea markets. If you just want comfort and not unique atmosphere and history, book a standard hotel - it's not for you. I absolutely loved it. La Marolled is ace, full stop.

Only turn the front door key to the right or you'll be buggering around for ages:) Sort it Hugo, and good luck moving it forwards!

A very special option. It is like travelling in time and space. Elegant, classy, unique. What a pleasant surprise!!

Nothing, really. Maybe one thing could have been better; meeting Hugo and say hi to him and congratulate him for the Alelier!

Good location, comfortable bed, heated room, friendly hosts. We arrived in the morning and were checked in earlier at our request.

The toilet is not secured, it wobbles

Self check in en check out was simple and easy.

As soon as we stepped in we felt a complete disappointment. There was no mention of a shared kitchen in the description. The stairs were impossible to climb and we face too much difficulty with our baggage and childerens. Family rooms were also joke. Rooms are on 2nd floor. And a shared kitchen on the ground floor. Too much problem in simply warming the milk bottle or the baby food.Rooms are not as shown in the pictures. In room 3 the back of the bed was empty. When we sleep our heads collide directly to the wall. In room 4 the lamps were broken, stains on the chairs. Very old house even it was impossible to walk without making a cracking noise. The heating system was making terrible sound, not to mention the ambulances because there is a hospital nearby. A big no and worst experience ever!!

Very good location. A very attentive host who was always ready to help when needed.

Once inside the room I felt safe. the room was lovely, bed basic comfort and toilette was good. Location 25mts from the centre.

We didn't like the building, entrance, stairs to go up in that self entrance building to dark outside,. It was hard to find the building name on the door tiny. Separate of by that issues, it was OK the second and third day.

NOTHING! WITH ONE WORD HORRIBLE

İn order to injure yourself because of narrow and sharp stairs (your Wright should be below 50 kg ) and not suggested for old people -other guests were so loudy -i booked with balcony there was no balcony ,they re thinking open wrecked under constraction area called balcony. -around apt soo dangerous even street full of drug dealers -Apt is really scary ,u can dance with the djins -no water,no coffee - Host is uncommunicative briefly HORRIBLE.BETTER TO SLEEP STREET

Location was good and there was kitchen and washing massine to use.

Beds was terrible and rooms were different floors. No were didn’t say that room are different floors. Upper room stairs were so scary. Lots of things was not working probely

The vintage furnitures and decorations is well thought out The materas was good

No staff, rooms are cold, no extra blanket on in the room and you hear all sounds from other rooms ( voices, steps, toilet, showers) everything

Room was clean.

The stairs were not appropriate for family and the dog and broken parts of this stairs are not safe. We booked a room for 2 adults and one child and dog. we had room on the second floor where the only access was thru that dangerous stairs.

- Great location - Stylish room - Well insulated, quite and warm - communication was just perfect - we could leave our luggage

- the stairs are little and could be dangerous